The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-08-04
The Exposition Of 1887.

The exposition office is just now one
of the busiest places in the city, and
Manager Palmer and Secretary Byron
are receiving as many callers as presi
Dental candidates. The allotment of
space is about completed, and as
rule intending exhibitors seem 10 be
we'll pleased with the manner in which
it has been parceled out. Of course
there are some kickers, but not more
than the usual proportion of exhibit
tors who want the whole building,
and want it rebuilt on their own plans.
have thus far made their demands
known. The number of automatic
and manufacturing exhibits in, the
building will be from present indica-
tons from IT'S to 200, and most of the
devices have never before been shown.
Some Of the displays 10y Minneapolis
houses have been in preparation for
six months or longer and will cost
from $500 to $4,000 before they are
ready to meet the public gaze. It is
difficult to obtain particulars az to
many of these exhibits, rs the work
is being carried on in great secrecy,
each firm being apparently afraid its
rivals in business will learn that they
are making elaborate preparations
and SO them several better. The
general manager has apparently been
taken into their confidence, by many
exhibitors as his look Of yearning re-
greet when the interrogatory is pro-
pounded to him, els there exhibition
news today" is something pitiful to
see. He evidently wants to give up
to the pump, but is afraid to betray
the confidence reposed in him. In
answer to the stereotyped inquiry lie
said yesterday: Eyes, there is some.
thing That you haven't had which is
worth mentioning, and that is very
complete collection of the automatic
machines just coming into notice
down east, which invite people to
drop in Il nickle and see 'en CO.
These machines are the production of
an ingenious Yankee down in Provi-
tience, II. l.. who is making Il fortune
out of the nickles, although the mod
els cost from $1,000 to $4,000 each to
build. Among the latest. which we
shall have, are an ocean steamer, the
first ever built. ii Boston and Provi-
dance boat, which lights up with cleo
tricity and shows through the cabin
,r.rJauc cco,rorc nnDarad ~,
dancing. card playing, etc.; another
is first-class fire engine, which
throt. :. s..ca.... of water, and anot!l.
er is a model locomotive with electric
headlight. in all of these machines
music is furnished Ivy Il very powerful
orchestral music box contained in the
base. They are absolutely perfect
models Of the larger objects they rep
resent, down to the smallest bolt or
screw. and as they are highly polish
ed and gold, silver and nickle plated,
they are very snowy and instructive
even when still. and when In motion
the sight is easily worth the nickle it
costs to get up the steam. The de-
mand for them is so great that the
inventor. who is the only maker In
the world. can make about his own
terms, We have to give a considera-
ble bonus for them above their re-
ceipts, but as we have already had
number of applcationsfo them from
exhibitors, who want them placed in
or in front Of their spaces to attract
tile crowds to them we shall very cas-
lily get our money back and be able to
show more of these machines than
have ever been seen together before,
without much expense TO the exposi
tion and with no expense to our visi-
tors. '-Minneapolis Tribune.